The Clue
Topic (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MATTER
Tags
Notes
The answer MATTER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.
Related Clues
Concern
Signify
Stuff
Count
Archer's "A ___ of Honor"
Be significant
Gray ___ (brains)
Have significance
Make a difference
Mean something
"More ___ with less art": "Hamlet"
"More ___, with less art": Shak.
What mind wins over
Definition
MATTER as a noun:
1. (substance, matter) = that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
2. (matter, affair, thing) = a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
3. (topic, subject, issue, matter) = some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
4. a problem; "is anything the matter?"
5. (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
6. written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
MATTER as a verb:
1. (count, matter, weigh) = have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"